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The Last Great Migration

The Last Great Migration

By: Maurice Collins aka Moe aka 3 Thirds
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Episodes
  • SE2, EP16: Gloria Jean Collins Thomas - Growing Up on Elgin's Southside

    SE2, EP16: Gloria Jean Collins Thomas - Growing Up on Elgin's Southside
    Sep 15 2026

    In this interview, recorded by the late Coach T. Berry for the Elgin Oral History Project on April 5, 2022, my Aunt Gloria Jean Collins Thomas, the oldest of nine, takes us back to growing up on the Southside of Elgin, Texas: gardens and hog-killing time, graduating from Washington High before integration, the marching band and being voted football sweetheart, ordering fish plates at the back window during segregation, and building a 45-year career in Houston.

    Shared with gratitude and with our family's blessing. Rest in peace, Coach Berry.

    Learn more about the Elgin Oral History Project: https://oralhistoryetx.org
    Hear Coach T. Berry's own story: https://youtu.be/EP6Q5KK7IAE

    Chapters
    0:00 Intro
    0:30 Coach T. Berry introduces Gloria Jean Collins Thomas
    1:21 Born in Elgin: grandparents and parents
    2:58 The oldest of nine
    3:54 Growing up: gardens, hogs and a full neighborhood
    6:18 Washington High School, skipping a grade, the band
    8:56 Favorite teachers
    10:14 A summer job at the Best Western
    12:02 Elgin's businesses
    12:52 Segregation: the back window at the café
    14:25 Football sweetheart and a strict dad
    16:00 Who shaped her
    17:36 "That was our way of life"
    19:20 After Elgin: business school, the TEA and 45 years in Houston
    20:48 Family, faith and missing those gone on
    22:29 Outro
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    23 mins
  • SE2, EP15: Retired (Army) SgtMaj Virges "Lil Brother" Collins - For Family and For Country

    SE2, EP15: Retired (Army) SgtMaj Virges "Lil Brother" Collins - For Family and For Country
    Mar 8 2022
    This week, my Uncle Virges aka “Lil Brother” and I discuss his journey of becoming a soldier and life events that led him to make that decision. We also talk about his childhood and what it was like to experience integration during his senior year in high school. Thanks for tuning in and hope you enjoy the show! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lastgreatmigration/support
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • SE1, EP4: Curley Thomas aka “Third” - Family Ties

    SE1, EP4: Curley Thomas aka “Third” - Family Ties
    Feb 17 2022
    Republished.
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    43 mins
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